The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) has been monitoring air pollution sources in various parts of the Czech Republic for a long time using receptor models. The results of the investigation, which has been ongoing since 2018, show significant regional differences and long-term...
Association for Ecological Wood Heating
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EN 16510: What the new standard for wood heating means
In recent months, hardly a day goes by without information about an alleged ban or drastic restriction on wood heating appearing in the public domain. Users of stoves and fireplaces are often confronted with...
The end of wood heating? Already in the 1930s it was said that its time was slowly coming to an end
„Wood heating is obsolete.“ Sound familiar? That view didn't come about yesterday or five years ago. That's exactly what the Chimney Sweep wrote in 1936. But even...
Czech Radio: It is possible to heat with respect to nature
November 5, 2025 A crackling fire, the warmth of a stove and a peaceful atmosphere. That's what eco-friendly heating can look like too, if done right. Guests of the Good Morning were Eva Bervidová from Želetavská stove company...
Waste wood for firewood (chips, sawdust, lump wood) represents about 30-40 % of the tree
More than 800,000 households use wood for heating
1/3 of the Czech Republic is covered by forest
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION
Protecting traditional heating
Wood was used for heating and it's going to be drowning
Our main goal is to educate new and existing woodburning heater users on how to achieve maximum heating efficiency with minimal environmental impact.
WOOD HEATING
The most important facts about wood heating
- Ecology
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- Affordability
Heating with wood is basically the cheapest heating method.
- Local availability
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- Energy self-sufficiency
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- Higher efficiency of modern equipment
Properly designed and professionally installed modern equipment achieves up to 90% efficiency in extracting energy from wood, which must have optimum moisture content for proper combustion.
- Sustainability
Wood is a renewable energy source that, when managed properly, creates a closed carbon cycle
- Cosy home
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Association for Ecological Wood Heating, z.s.
Olejna 328, 377 01 Jindřichův Hradec
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